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| author | Cecil Hugh Watson <knoppmyth@gmail.com> | 2010-08-28 21:23:23 (GMT) |
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| committer | Cecil Hugh Watson <knoppmyth@gmail.com> | 2010-08-28 21:23:23 (GMT) |
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Larch 7
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diff --git a/build_tools/l7/larch0/docs/html/larch_features.html b/build_tools/l7/larch0/docs/html/larch_features.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a6cf96d --- /dev/null +++ b/build_tools/l7/larch0/docs/html/larch_features.html @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> + +<html> +<head> +<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> +<title>Features</title> +<!-- (en) Add your meta data here --> + +<link href="css/larchdocs.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> +<!--[if lte IE 7]> +<link href="css/yaml/core/iehacks.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> +<![endif]--> +</head> + +<body> +<!-- skip link navigation --> +<ul id="skiplinks"> + <li><a class="skip" href="#col1">Skip to main content (Press Enter).</a></li> +</ul> + +<div class="page_margins"> + <div class="page"> + <div id="top"><div id="tm"></div></div> + <!-- begin: #col1 --> + <div id="col1" role="main"> + <div id="col1_content"> + <div id="header" role="banner"> + <h1><span><em>live Arch Linux</em> builder</span></h1> + </div> + + <!-- begin: #col3 navigation column --> + <div id="col3" role="complementary"> + <div id="col3_content"> + <img class="indent2" alt="larch logo" src="css/screen/larch150x.png" width="150" height="150" /> + <div class="vlist"> + <ul> + <li><a href="index.html"><h6>Table Of Contents</h6></a></li> + <li><a href="larch_quick-console.html"><h6>Next:</h6> + <div class="indent1">Quick Start - Console</div></a></li> + <li><a href="larch_intro.html"><h6>Previous:</h6> + <div class="indent1">Introduction</div></a></li> + </ul> + </div> + </div> + </div> + <!-- end: #col3 --> + +<div class="larchdocs"> +<h2 id="pagetitle" level="1">Features</h2> + +<ul> + + <li> + <p>Built from standard <em>Arch Linux</em> packages</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Only minimal changes made to enable functioning as a <em>live</em> + system - it is essentially pure <em>Arch Linux</em></p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Can build <em>live</em> iso images (for CD or DVD), USB-sticks, + hard disk partitions (sometimes called 'frugal' installation), etc.</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Can also build from existing <em>Arch</em> installation</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Can use standard <em>Arch</em> kernel ('kernel26'), no kernel build is + necessary</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Fully customizable package selection</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Can use isolinux/syslinux or GRUB bootloader</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Automatic generation of /etc/fstab based on device detection; + can also detect LVM volumes (when configured to do so)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Does not require an <em>Arch Linux</em> system to build it, any modern + <em>GNU/Linux</em> system should suffice</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Can be used to install an already configured <em>Arch Linux</em> to hard disk - +you can test, configure and reconfigure, and even update, before you install</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Uses latest udev-based hardware detection</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Based on squashfs, aufs, initramfs (using standard <em>Arch</em> + mkinitcpio)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Changes made during a session can be saved back to the boot medium + (assuming it is writeable - USB-stick, hard-disk, etc.)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Full graphical system possible, e.g. with KDE, OpenOffice, GIMP, ...</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Using ssh it's possible to run this CD/USB-stick on a system without + monitor/keyboard - remote installation and rescue is also possible</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Copy to RAM possible, using boot parameter ('c2r')</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Optional use of existing swap partition ('swap' boot parameter)</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Simple text configuration files</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>Extensive documentation</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p><em>larch</em> can itself be run from a <em>live</em> medium, allowing easy + 'larchification' of existing installations</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>New in version 7: easier use, <em>larch</em> now has a gui</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>New in version 7: even kernel updates are supported via the normal + pacman update process</p> + </li> + + <li> + <p>New in version 7: i18n-ready (using <em>gettext</em>)</p> + </li> + +</ul> + +</div> + + + <div class="topref"><a href="#top">Top</a></div> + </div> + <!-- begin: #footer --> + <div id="footer"> + <div id="footer-content" role="contentinfo">© 2010 Michael Towers<br /> + Page layout assisted by <a href="http://www.yaml.de/">YAML</a> and + <a href="http://www.kuwata-lab.com/tenjin/">pyTenjin</a> + </div> + </div> + <!-- end: #footer --> + </div> + <!-- end: #col1 --> + <div id="bottom"><div id="bl"><div id="bm"></div></div></div> + </div> +</div> +<!-- full skiplink functionality in webkit browsers --> +<script src="css/yaml/core/js/webkit-focusfix.js" type="text/javascript"></script> +</body> +</html> |